Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)
From Sega Retro
- For other games with the same name, see Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega R&D 6[1] M2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SMPS Z80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known as Castle of Illusion: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken or I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken (アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険) in Japan. is a platform game developed by Sega R&D 6 for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released alongside a slightly different Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear version around the same time.
Those who pre-ordered the 2013 remake on PlayStation 3 received a port of the original Mega Drive version by M2.[12]
Contents
Story
The witch Mizrabel has kidnapped and imprisoned Minnie to steal her youth. As he approaches the entrance of Mizrabel's castle, a mysterious old man appears and offers him assistance. Mickey is informed that he must defeat Mizrabel's henchmen, known as the Masters of Illusion, and their armies consisting of bizarre creatures such as enchanted mushrooms, toy soldiers, ball-juggling, unicycle-riding clowns, spiders, and armored knights. From them, Mickey must obtain the Seven Gems of the Rainbow, which will open up the route to witch's throne room.
Gameplay
Castle of Illusion is a side-scrolling platform game. Mickey can move with and
and jump with
. Mickey jumps higher if
is held for longer. He can crouch with
. Mickey can defeat enemies with a bounce attack by pressing
or
again whilst jumping. He can bounce upwards towards higher areas by continuing to hold
until the enemy is hit. Mickey can also slide down slopes using his bounce attack. Mickey can also collect projectiles such as apples and marbles to throw at his opponents with
or
. There are various items that earn bonus points, increase the player's health and grant extra tries.
Mickey has a Power Gauge with five points, indicating his health. He loses one point each time he is hurt by an enemy or an environmental hazard, but he can find Stars within the levels that replenish his health. Mickey loses a try if he loses all of his health. Extra tries can be found in the levels or earned by accumulating points (40,000 points initially and then every subsequent 50,000 points). Mickey retains his health from stage or stage but loses all of his projectile items.
Every stage ends in a boss battle against each Master of Illusion where Mickey can earn a gem (though the final two levels award a gem halfway through). At the end of each stage, Mickey's score is totaled, including a Technical Bonus (the number of points left on his Power Gauge multiplied by 1,000) and a Secret Bonus (the number of projectile items remaining times 1,000). After clearing all five stages, obtaining all gems will open up the route to the witch's tower. There, the player faces the final boss: a giant and youthful version of Mizrabel (resembling the Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty). There is also an Practice mode available where players play through truncated versions of the first three levels, with no boss fights. However, it is only possible to finish the game and see the ending by playing the Normal or Hard modes.
Items
Star | |
---|---|
Replenishes one point of Mickey's Power Gauge. Awards 1,000 points if the player is at full health. | |
Gem | |
Awards 100 points to the player. | |
Mouse Ears | |
Gives the player an extra try. | |
Apple, Marble, and Candle | |
Gives Mickey another item that can be thrown at enemies, up to a maximum of 30. Awards 1,000 points to the player if the player already has 30 items. | |
Bag of Items | |
Gives Mickey 10 items to throw, up to a maximum of 30. Awards 1,000 points to the player if the player already has more than 20 items. |
Levels
The Enchanted Forest | |
---|---|
Toyland | |
The Storm | |
The Library | |
The Castle | |
Mizrabel | |
History
Development
While the day-to-day development of Castle of Illusion was undertaken by Sega of Japan, the project was led by Sega of America and Disney Software in the US[13]. Disney had strict guidelines as to how Mickey Mouse could be treated; for example, he was not allowed to "die", thus Castle of Illusion has "tries" instead of "lives"[13] (a policy which continued when developing later Mickey Mouse games).
Legacy
Castle of Illusion stands as one of the first licensed exclusives for a Sega system, and was promoted heavily to sell consoles before the release of Sonic the Hedgehog. Its subsequent success meant it became the first in a series of Disney licensed games developed exclusively for Sega consoles, being followed by a sequel, World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and two Master System/Game Gear spin-offs, Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.
The game was bundled with Quackshot later in the Mega Drive's life in The Disney Collection, and also appeared with this game in the Sega Saturn compilation, Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou.
A remake of the game was released in 2013 developed by Sega Studios Australia called Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013). The original game was made available as a pre-order bonus on PlayStation Network in North America only.[12]
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
---|---|---|
English | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse |
English (US) | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse |
Japanese | アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険 | I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken |
Production credits
- Game Designer and Coordinator: Emirin
- Assistant Game Designer: Yoshio.Y
- Assistant Coordinator: Thomas Yuuda
- Artists: Maccochan, La-Rie, Mikarin, Thomas Yuuda
- Programmers: Satman, Kottu, Muimui
- Sound Director: Bola
- Sound Composed by: Kamiya Studio
- Special Thanks to: Momonga Momo, Hyakushiki, Heven Kaneko, Tam, Jackson Yu, Wanta, Milpo, Hata, Shiri・P, XOR, Ryuuchan, Macchan, Jim, Hi Master
- Walt Disney Producer: Stephan L. Butler
- Main Programmer and Producer: Ore
- Produced by: Sega
Digital manuals
Magazine articles
Promotional material
also published in:
- The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) #1 (1991-05-xx)[15]
Physical scans
88 | |
---|---|
Based on 45 reviews |
Mega Drive, GR (Zegetron) |
---|
|
Mega Drive, AU (Horizontal manual) |
---|
|
Mega Drive, BR (Red Label Cart) |
---|
|
Mega Drive, US/CA (alt?) |
---|
|
Technical information
References
- ↑ File:Sega_Consumer_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf, page 58
- ↑ File:Castle of Illusion MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/P56hvsdLO8U/m/0Y21o7pb8OEJ
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/vGUdtVyduas/m/S_Uj3R8xYUIJ
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 19
- ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 7
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 19
- ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 8
- ↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 20
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2013/08/16/castle-of-illusion-starring-mickey-mouse-gets-release-date-price-and-pre-order-special/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-21 08:48)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Interview: Jim Huether (2006-10-31) by Sega-16
- ↑ File:Castle of Illusion MD credits.pdf
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 2
- ↑ http://www.nintendomagasinet.dk/nintendo-in-the-danish-donald-duck-magazine/
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 34
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 8
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 27
- ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 48
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 42
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 70
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 97
- ↑ Game Informer, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 146
- ↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-22, 23 (1990-11-16, 12-07)" (JP; 1990-11-02), page 16
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 174
- ↑ Joker, "Januar 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83
- ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 87
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
- ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 22
- ↑ Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 32
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
- ↑ Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 146
- ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 6
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 20
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 67
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 61
- ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 45
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38
- ↑ User, "Máios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66
- ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 86
- ↑ Zero, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 84
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive) | |
---|---|
Main page | Comparisons | Maps | Hidden content | Development | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs |
![]() | |
---|---|
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (1991) | World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (1992) | Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (1993) | The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie (1994) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Mickey Mania (1994) | Donald in Maui Mallard (1995) | The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (unreleased) | Mickey Mania 2 (unreleased) | Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1992) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1997) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1998) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1991) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1993) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1995) | |
Mickey no Yukai na Bouken (1993) | Donald no Obake Taiji (1993) | Mickey's Blast into the Past (1994) | Donald no TV Show (1995) | Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei (1996) | Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Stamp Rally (1996) | Tokyo Disneyland Toon Town Mickey no Boku wa Untenshu (1997) | Mickey to Utau Tori no Shima Minnie o Sagashite Waku Waku Daibouken! (1998) | Mickey no Boku wa Meitantei (2000) | Fishing Pico: Donald no Adventure Fishing (2000) | Tokyo DisneySea Mickey to Asobou! (2002) | |
Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou (1998) | Maui Mallard and the Lost City Of Dread (unreleased) | |
Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013) |
- 1 player games
- JP Mega Drive games
- US Mega Drive games
- EU Mega Drive games
- PT Mega Drive games
- UK Mega Drive games
- FI Mega Drive games
- SE Mega Drive games
- AU Mega Drive games
- CA Mega Drive games
- BR Mega Drive games
- KR Mega Drive games
- SA Mega Drive games
- Mega Drive games
- 1990 Mega Drive games
- All 1990 games
- Mega Drive action games
- All action games
- Pre-order bonuses
- US PlayStation 3 games
- PlayStation 3 games
- 2013 PlayStation 3 games
- All 2013 games
- Download-only PlayStation 3 games
- All games
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)
- Disney
- Sega Channel games
- Mega Drive Mini games